5 Signs You Are Over-Stressed

Many people view stress as a fact of life. While the modern world can certainly be stressful, it’s important to ensure that things don’t become too overwhelming for you. This means that you need to ensure that you are keeping control of stress in both your professional and personal life. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals do report feeling overwhelmed by stress. So, let’s think about some of the signs that the tension in your life is too high and the steps that you should take when you reach this stage.

Pain

First, you might want to consider whether you are struggling with issues related to chronic pain. Believe it or not, pain can be a sign of stress or tension building. It is often one of the ways that your brain deals with the situation because it’s more difficult for your body to comprehend the abstract mental health scenarios. So, if you are waking up in the morning with pain in your back, neck or anywhere in your body and you’re not worried about an injury it could be a sign of stress. Despite the fact that it’s psychological, pain caused by stress can still be treated with the same support options as physical pain. This could include CBD or a hot bath to reduce levels of inflammation. 

Skin Trouble

As you may have guessed by this point, stress can have a significant physical impact on your body. This is somewhat unavoidable and it’s important to be aware of the signs that your body is under stress or that you are dealing with mental health issues that are impacting you physically. One of the signs will be changes to your skin. Any changes to your skin including acne and eczema can be due to tension. While stress does not directly cause these conditions, it can lead to you developing the symptoms. Types of eczema on hands will cause symptoms similar to those that you will notice if your skin is reacting to you struggling with stress in your life. 

Lack Of Sleep

We also want to mention that your brain can go into overdrive when you’re overly stressed. This is not to say that there is always something on your mind, or that you’re constantly going to be thinking about the thing that is stressing you out, but if your mind can’t shut off, then falling asleep can be difficult. If sleep isn’t something that you have ever struggled with before but now you are finding it tougher to get in the hours of rest you need, you need to look at stress as a probable cause.

Weight Trouble

Fluctuating weight is a known side effect of being overstressed. If you have noticed that you’re dropping weight at times, while at others you’re putting it on like there’s no tomorrow, this could be stress related. It’s more common to find yourself dropping weight as you skip meals because there aren’t enough hours in the day, and your body can’t focus on food when there’s too much else for you to worry about.

Some people find that when they are stressed out though, they tend to overeat. Neither one of these is good for you, and can be dangerous if not kept in check. If you’ve noticed that you’re having trouble with your weight and you’ve been feeling more stressed recently, it could very well be related. Get your stress under check, and then work on your weight from there. 

Low Energy

The final thing that we’re going to mention is low energy. A lot of people don’t seem to realize that this is actually quite a common sign of being overstressed because many people don’t have much energy these days anyway! However, it’s important to recognize it for what it is, and then take action to sort it.

You need energy to get through the days, to complete the tasks that you have to get through, and to maintain a healthy life as a whole. If stress is taking away your energy, then we recommend that you get more rest, and find a way to effectively manage your stress asap.

We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now see some of the signs that you are overstressed in your daily life. It’s time that you start taking action against the stress that seems to be building up in your life so that you can get your health under control. We wish you the very best of luck, and hope that you see some results soon!